"The ABC Circuit Board Cradle holds the work piece
over the AirBath. It is movable to allow for more freedom
during any
necessary alignment processes. Large PCB's can be handled without a
problem." - NASA Report, Jan. '04

The
ABC-XYZ Adjustable PC Board Cradle is a world-first with
so many helpful
features engineered
bringing more utility to the
technician! Your PCB glides within the X-Axis,
dove-tailed PCB tracks on
extra-smooth, gliding ESD-safe Teflon®
bushings in this multi-faceted PCB fixture.

The
ABC-XYZ includes up to
12 knobs for adjustments and locking the X, Y and Z axis, two PCB
holding tracks with precision grooves, 4
thermally-insulated thumb screws, 4 dual-purposed
tightening clamps for PCB's with irregular sides or edge
connectors, a heavy-duty framework with superb
stability, 4 robust support posts with
spring-activated Z-Axis plus large non-skid rubber feet.

The
ABC-XYZ helps eliminate unwanted PCB
movement once a chip or component has been positioned, such as surface
mount devices and ball grid arrays packages like the QFP, PLCC, BGA, SOIC,
QFN, CSP and more including small ceramic capacitors and resistors. The
ABC-XYZ is solid and machined to
precision tolerances. Additionally, it accommodates large and small PCB's
and all three axis are easily adjustable and can be locked securely into the
desired position.

Dove-Tailed Tracks Permit PCB Insertion. Locking Knobs for
Top or Bottom of PCB

More Details:

The
ABC-XYZ
Adjustable PCB
Cradle
secures and positions your PC Board Assembly in
either the X, Y or Z Axis.
It also can handle custom
PCB fixtures commonly used
with game video console
PCB's for bracing the PCB to
prevent flexing.

The Gripping Clamps
provide great utility as
they can slide along the
track and be locked at
different locations. This is
most helpful when PC boards
have components right at the
edge such as connectors,
capacitors, resistors and
more.

UNIVERSAL FEATURES
OF THE ABC SERIES OF
HOLDERS

ABC-XYZ
Adjustable Board
Cradle For PCB
Support

Open Frame Top
For PCB
Preheating
Applications

Dove-Tailed
Tracks For PCB
Insertion

8 Adjustment
Knobs for X, Z

Lightweight, All
Metal
Construction

Spring Activated
Z Axis Height
Adjustment With
Locking Knobs

X-Axis Gliding
Action Via
Delrin
U-Bushings With
Locking Knobs

Accommodates
PCB's up to 14"
Wide.

4 Edge PCB
"Gripping
Clamps" for
Securing Edges
of PCB's

4 Insulated
Thumbscrews

Custom Machined
PCB Adjustable
Tracks for PCB
Assembling

ESD Safe

Non-Skid Feet

ZeroFlex™
PCB Option: For those
working with Video Game Consoles -- such as the XBox,
PlayStation® or Wii™ -- the challenge
of preventing even minimal flexing of the PCB during
soldering rework of GPU's and CPU's is well established. One
of the remarkable features of the
ABC-XYZ is how it permits the use of and
insertion of a PCB "brace or bracing fixture" to hold the
PCB firmly. In this case, the PCB is first secured onto the
brace fixture. Together, they are then secured into the
ABC-XYZ. This provides a
technician with our ZeroFlex™
advantage as opposed to other methods. And because the
ABC-XYZ is adjustable in
the Z axis, your PCB can be lowered back to the original
height so your PCB co-relates exactly with the original
temperature of the pre-heater below it! Amazing!

Flat, Open-Frame
Table Top Feature Option: Zephyrtronics invented the
stand-alone "open frame" PCB fixture. We also invented the
"flush top" feature as well. This is important to note
because by simply removing the top four knobs, your
ABC-XYZ becomes like all
Zephyrtronics PCB holders by becoming a flat, table-top
design permitting even much larger military and satellite
boards to rest directly on top of the frame for either
assembly, preheating, soldering, or de-soldering tasks. In
fact, the table top frame is proven far superior to the
cantilevered-type fixtures which can stress the substrate
causing fissures and weakening solder joints. The ABC
Cradles support the PCB preventing stresses to the
substrates, the vias, the laminations, and to the solder
joints as well

ABC-XYZ ADJUSTABLE BOARD
CRADLE

Specifications

Height:

5.5 Inches (14cm ) With Top Fine-Tuning Knobs Removed

Width:

20 Inches (50cm)

Depth: 12 1/2" (32cm)

14 Inches (35cm)

Weight: 2 lbs (0.8 kg.)

2 lbs (0.8 kg.)

Maximum PCB Size Within Tracks:

14" x 20" (35cm x 50cm) Even Larger if
PCB Rests On Top Of Flat, Table Top
Design!